[Housk  op  Representatives— Secret  Session] 

HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES,  Jan.   9,    I864._0rder 
be  printed. 

[By  Mr.  Lyon.] 


RESOLUTIONS  ()F  INSTRUCTIONS. 

Resolved.  That  the  !»il]  under  consideration,  together  with  the  bill   t 
lay  taxes,  be  recommitted  to  the  Special  Committee,  with  instnn 


tions : 


1  1st.  To  provide  for  a  ta.x  per  cent,  upon  the  outstanding 

2  circulation. 

i         2d.   To  lay  taxes,  on  property,  profits,  income,  trades,  pi- 
lous, credits,^.,  sufficient,  in  addige*to  the  tax  in  kind  to  raise, 
under  the  act  of  1863,  am!  the  new  act,  an  amount  sufficient   to 

1  absorb  the  remainder  of  tin-  currency  outstanding. 

3d.  To  authorize  a  new  issue  of  treasury  not»s  to  the  amount 

2  of  $200,000,000.  $ 

4th.   For  any  defect  in  meeting  the  expenses  of  the  Govern- 
2     ment  for  1S64,  to  authorize  the  issue  of  dollars  in  six 

!     per  cent,  coupon  bonds,  to  be  exempt  from  taxation,  with  a  pfcdge 
i     of  impost  duties,  to  secure  payment  of  principal  and  interest 


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